A. 
No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the city limits unless such dog is licensed as provided in this section. Licenses will be available at the city office upon payment of a fee to be determined by resolution.
B. 
Licenses will be available at the city office upon payment of a fee to be determined by resolution.
C. 
No license shall be issued without satisfactory proof by the owner that the dog has been immunized against rabies.
D. 
All licenses shall be issued for the period of one year commencing on January 1st and ending on December 31st.
(Prior code § 7.05.02)
A. 
It is unlawful for a person to permit a dog which he or she owns, or has responsibility for, to run at large. Dogs must be kept under physical restraint at all times.
B. 
For purposes of this section, "physical restraint" means:
1. 
Tied down or restrained upon the property of the owner or other property with the permission of the owner;
2. 
On a leash held by a person capable of physically controlling the animal;
3. 
Within a cage or kennel;
4. 
Within a vehicle driven or parked upon the streets, highways or boardwalks or;
5. 
Within immediate control of the owner, in the following areas:
a. 
On Coho Way, past Salmon Way,
b. 
On the Breakwater, past the Fire Hall,
c. 
On the south side of Pelican Creek.
(Prior code § 7.05.01; Ord. 1989-1 § 2)
A. 
The owner of any dog shall not permit it to:
1. 
Repeatedly disturb a neighborhood or any number of persons by frequent or prolonged noise, barking or howling;
2. 
Defecate upon, dig upon, or otherwise injure private or public property or a public thoroughfare;
3. 
Frequently or habitually growl, snap at, jump upon, or otherwise menace, injure or frighten persons within the city limits. This provision does not apply to persons who are trespassing or otherwise in violation of the law.
B. 
Any stray dog chasing, harassing or otherwise disturbing or injuring wild game shall be immediately impounded by any law enforcement officer or private citizen.
C. 
If, upon notification by the city of a violation of subsection A of this section the owner or possessor of a dog fails to correct the situation, the city shall have the right to impound the objectionable animal.
D. 
When a dog is found running at large and its ownership is known to the enforcement agent, such dog need not be impounded but the agent may deliver the dog to the owner and collect the fine.
(Prior code § 7.05.03(a)—(c),(e))
A. 
Objectionable animals shall be taken up by an enforcement officer or pound master and impounded in the shelter designated as the area animal shelter, and there confined in a humane manner for a period of not less than twenty-four hours. A thirty dollar claiming fee shall be required from the owner, or owner's representative, before each animal is released. Animals will not be held for adoption in Pelican. Unclaimed animals will be shipped to Juneau.
B. 
Immediately upon impounding any animal, the enforcement agent shall make reasonable effort to notify the owner thereof and to inform such owner of the condition of which he or she may regain custody of such animal. The enforcement agent may file a complaint against the owner to any animal which has been impounded for being found running at large.
(Prior code § 7.05.3(d)(f); Ord. 1990-7 § 2)
A. 
The owner shall be entitled to resume possession of any impounded animal, except as may be provided in this chapter, upon the owner's compliance with the license provisions of Section 6.04.010 and the payment of fees set forth in Section 6.04.060.
B. 
When, in the judgment of the health officer and a licensed veterinarian, an animal should be destroyed for humane or health reasons, such animal may not be redeemed.
(Prior code § 7.05.04)
A. 
Impoundment and boarding fees shall be ten dollars per day board for each day or partial day a dog is kept after the first four hours.
B. 
In addition to the impoundment fee in subsection A of this section and pursuant to Section 6.04.040(A) of this chapter, a fee of thirty dollars shall be imposed on the owner or owner's representative before an animal is released. Payment of boarding and impoundment fees is required prior to release of an impounded animal.
(Prior code § 7.05.05; Ord. 1992-16 § 2)
Nothing shall be construed in this chapter as limiting the handicapped or aged from utilizing seeing-eye or other trained and certified dogs of assistance.
(Prior code § 7.05.07; Ord. 1992-16 § 2)
Violation of any section of this chapter constitutes a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than forty dollars.
(Prior code § 7.05.06; Ord. 1989-10 § 2)